It couldn’t be anything other than Fahrenheit 451 for our movie of the week, especially since we’re discussing Bradbury and his books, including The Martian Chronicles.
Ray Bradbury’s work, Fahrenheit 451
Has been a breath of fresh air wandering through the streets of this town. Firstly, it’s important to clarify that this is a movie based on Bradbury’s novel of the same name. However, unlike the book, it loses some of its relevance and emotional impact due to the enormous advances in the audiovisual field. Directed by François Truffaut, this film comes across as an experimental recording.
But don’t let that deceive you, because at its core, the message is just as impactful and chilling as the book’s. Both Bradbury’s book and Truffaut’s film posit the idea that the world of books and reading is diminished by the new audiovisual universe, which does little to encourage deep thought.
The story is fantastic and surprisingly relevant. We’re shown an empty society manipulated by the media, dependent on drugs and stimulants. And we see firefighters who don’t put out fires; instead, they set books and anything representing intellectual freedom ablaze.
For those who haven’t read the book yet, don’t worry; enjoy the movie, which will surely increase the pressure to read the book. And for those who have already read the book, this film, despite its limited technical requirements, maintains a compelling and profound argument, much like Bradbury’s original work.
We can’t guarantee you’ll finish with a smile of entertainment, but you will certainly finish with a mindset that will make you love books even more, alongside all the cultural enrichment overflowing in our human expressions.
By the way, speaking of Ray Bradbury, we’ve launched a podcast where we discuss this article.
Undoubtedly, the best part is the book-men.
